The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-11-18

the same again. Further as this
amount will he entirely wasted if
they are dissolved, and us the Hon.
Mr.. G. Browns bill is practically
impossible, ! say, the thing TO con-
sder now is what it will cost to
maintain this body Of men in the
future and If it is not more polite
and less wasteful TO keep this corps,
especially when We consider that If
they are disbanded all this money
is, 50 to speak, thrown to the winds.
An Observer and Lacquer says
further, "that this amount applied to
the purposes as proposed in Mr.. c.
Browns bill would give the country
a much more reliable service than
that offered by the II. r., because
it would be compulsory, and no ex-
cuse would be admissible for the
non-performance of military duty
except those set forth in the bill"
In the first place this amount will
have to lie paid, anyway, and there
fore another appropriation must be
made for this new pressed and com
pulsory military. Where is your
savingY Where the benefit to the
Treasury? In regard to the rella-
Utility OF this unwilling ana forced
militia, il will not amount 10 much.
With the exception of few native
born white men, the rest will he
natives (kanukas), and the relia-
bllity % of these latter is so
well known that comment is
unnecessary. As for the rest
of the whites of foreign birth permit
me to say that they will not be COM
PEELED to shoulder gun, kill or get
killed, by any law of this country.
/ myself am under the wings of our
glorious bird Of freedom, the Anne
rican eagle, and although quite will
ing to shoulder my gun voluntarily
to uphold right, l yet would most
decidedly object to being compelled
to do so by any law whatever. UNI
less | was given my choice first to
accept or reject as pleased. This
very compul,ion is the death-blow OF
the Wanted reliability of Mr.. e.
Browns proposed military service,
and 1 sincerely hope of the bill
itself. 1t is repulsive to a free
people.
The fifth paragraph accuses me of
having used slang, which frankly
admit. All of us sometimes do, but
it is not good form, and being at
fault ask the gentleman's par
don. Personalities ! am not aware
Of having used, no more than related
strictly to the article attacked. |
only used plain English. If man
lies, why he is simply liar; no
more, no less.
All this talk of the militia in other
countries has nothing whatever to
do with the question at issue. l
pass it.
In the latter part of the fifth
paragraph D. and L., with the won
derful cuteness of an old fox, scents
the astonishing inference that l
meant to say, although we were not
at present political machine, yet
to not stultlfy my meaning, go on
and say, that we are ready to be-
come so. May ask the gentleman
against whom? You and l, my
friend, were both banded together
not long ago to crush wasteful
wrong doing and uphold justice and
righteousness; take care, lest we
may oppose each other in some
future time, take care, lest you may
find yourself on the side of wrong,
the only side You can possibly be-
long to while opposing the Honolulu
Rifles. Semper Paratus is our
motto. Ever ready to uphold the
honor of our adopted country's flag.
In conclusion o. and l.. reiterates
the latter part of the fifth para
graph, drawing forced and one
sided conclusion from my remarks
and finishes by saying with pro-
phetic inspiration that in the mean
tune they are watching develop
ments in the political kaleidoscope,
and perhaps waiting for an occasion
TO offer, inferring, to become poll
tical machine. What far-felched
nonsense? What imaginative
power an Observer and Lacquer
displays? Here are men belonging
to this corps all the way from Cabi-
net Ministers TO men and sons of
men Of the best, yea, the very elite
of Honolulu. Men and boys who
helped this good cause of Refrom to
establish itself, every member of
which was ready from the leader
down to lose his live, shed his
hearts blood if need be for good
government. Men, who if killed,
would have left destitute widows
and orphaned children behind, who
were ready to do all this for the
country-these men are now ac-
cused of watching TO become poll
tical machine.
Gentlemen of Honolulu, men and
fellow citizens Of Hawaii, this is
untruthful spite! This is an argu-
ment surely without foundation.
This is prevarcation of kind only
to be found among the promoters Of
the bill of the Hon. G. Brown.
They are simply unreasonable and
mugwumps. AS regards the main
tuinannn of the RiHns In the fuInra